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IDProjectCategoryLast Update
0023087AI War 2Crash/ExceptionApr 2, 2020 10:02 pm
ReporterMalformata Assigned ToChris_McElligottPark  
Severitymajor 
Status resolvedResolutionfixed 
Product Version2.012 Populous 
Fixed in Version2.016 Thunderchild 
Summary0023087: Save loading bug: ArcenDynamicTable<MercenaryGroupData>.GetRowByName() called with null/empty name
DescriptionTwo saves, one manual and one auto both result in the following error when attempting to load:
Save loading bug: ArcenDynamicTable<MercenaryGroupData>.GetRowByName() called with null/empty name.

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Malformata

Mar 31, 2020 1:18 pm

reporter  

ai war 2 error.png (1,922,951 bytes)

BadgerBadger

Mar 31, 2020 1:30 pm

manager   ~0056637

Last edited: Mar 31, 2020 1:30 pm

Could you please upload the save games? just the .save file is fine, we don't need the metadata

Chris_McElligottPark

Mar 31, 2020 3:44 pm

administrator   ~0056638

Also, were these being played with any mods loaded? It could be that this is resulting from having had a mod in but then taking it out.

Malformata

Mar 31, 2020 3:59 pm

reporter   ~0056639

No, no mods are being used.
YIKES.save (1,817,715 bytes)
Autosave.42600.save (1,839,326 bytes)

Chris_McElligottPark

Mar 31, 2020 4:03 pm

administrator   ~0056641

Okay, thanks for the info -- can you also upload your ArcenDebugLog.txt from the PlayerData folder in your install folder? It's possible that there are some other errors happening before you get to this point. You might also want to try validating your local game files in Steam to make sure nothing downloaded incorrectly, as it will fix that if so.

Malformata

Mar 31, 2020 5:50 pm

reporter   ~0056642

My first instinct was to validate game files through Steam. No files were replaced, and the bug persists.
ArcenDebugLog.txt (1,736,317 bytes)

Chris_McElligottPark

Mar 31, 2020 7:18 pm

administrator   ~0056643

Perfect, thanks for the log -- that does also confirm that this basically came "out of nowhere" in terms of there not being an initial exception that caused this. So this will be curious to track down, but we can certainly fix it.

Chris_McElligottPark

Apr 2, 2020 10:02 pm

administrator   ~0056667

Thanks!

* Fixed a harmless but annoying bug that could randomly pop up when trying to load some savegames and would give the message "ArcenDynamicTable<MercenaryGroupData>.GetRowByName() called with null/empty name"

Issue History

Date Modified Username Field Change
Mar 31, 2020 1:18 pm Malformata New Issue
Mar 31, 2020 1:18 pm Malformata File Added: ai war 2 error.png
Mar 31, 2020 1:30 pm BadgerBadger Note Added: 0056637
Mar 31, 2020 1:30 pm BadgerBadger Note Edited: 0056637
Mar 31, 2020 3:44 pm Chris_McElligottPark Note Added: 0056638
Mar 31, 2020 3:59 pm Malformata File Added: YIKES.save
Mar 31, 2020 3:59 pm Malformata File Added: Autosave.42600.save
Mar 31, 2020 3:59 pm Malformata Note Added: 0056639
Mar 31, 2020 4:03 pm Chris_McElligottPark Note Added: 0056641
Mar 31, 2020 5:50 pm Malformata File Added: ArcenDebugLog.txt
Mar 31, 2020 5:50 pm Malformata Note Added: 0056642
Mar 31, 2020 7:18 pm Chris_McElligottPark Note Added: 0056643
Mar 31, 2020 7:19 pm Chris_McElligottPark Assigned To => Chris_McElligottPark
Mar 31, 2020 7:19 pm Chris_McElligottPark Status new => assigned
Apr 2, 2020 10:02 pm Chris_McElligottPark Status assigned => resolved
Apr 2, 2020 10:02 pm Chris_McElligottPark Resolution open => fixed
Apr 2, 2020 10:02 pm Chris_McElligottPark Fixed in Version => 2.016 Thunderchild
Apr 2, 2020 10:02 pm Chris_McElligottPark Note Added: 0056667